Official Swarthmore Decisions: Class of 2012

treesnogger
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:40:04 +0000

Congratulations, Margaret!!

Duhvinci, that definitely is not what I meant. Duckedtape has it right. I have no interest in attending a school with “blinged out jocks.” It is Swarthmore students themselves who describe themselves as awkward, and the school in general has a bit of a nerdy reputation compared to its peers. This isn’t necessarily a concern, but I think it’s worth noting–Swarthmore has a very different personality than many of the other schools I applied to. For me it is probably preferable.

I actually appreciate your response a lot; it’s good to hear that Swarthmore students themselves adamantly oppose these kinds of labels. That’s all I was hoping for.